Where the study of Chinese law was once a niche area, populated by a fascinating but small cast of characters who battled against those who thought that the subject represented an oxymoron, now there is intense interest from many quarters. ... Yet a problem that struck me in 1975 when I first began studying China remains relevant today. ... A more detailed study of the past fifteen years will follow in the future. ... Historical Background: Sovereignty's Fall and Rise A. ... While battling these rebels the Qing also were confronted by an array of groups motivated by separatist dreams,...

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Proposal Type of study -Overlooking contrasting approaches to a historical personality, issue or event -How has history been constructed and recorded over time? ... It was also an event for which no definite argument had been published, so it was optimal for this task. ... The subject is also advantageous as at several points the Sino-Soviet histories overlap. ... Events casting the Cultural Revolution in a negative light include the influence of the Chinese Communist Party, the rise of Occidentalism, availability of new evidence and the death of Lin Biao. ... Foreseeing the rise of r...

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Mainland Failure, Island Success: Comparing KMT Economic and Political Policies in China and Taiwan Introduction One does not need to search very thoroughly to find mountains of work on the rise of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the revolution of 1949 or "miracle- economic growth on Taiwan after the Kuomintang (KMT or "Nationalists-) took power following its retreat from the mainland. ... So, many studies of the two begin with 1949, as if the events preceding were the history of some third country. ... So let us start with those authors who looked at the missteps that help...

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